2. THE BARTLE TEST
The Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology
identifies four types of gamers
Achievers Explorers Socialisers Killers
3. ACHIEVERSAchievers play for the points and accomplishments. They
enjoy levelling up and overcoming challenges.
4. EXPLORERSAre players who prefer discovering areas,
creating maps and learning about hidden
places. They like to discover new ways to
interact with the game and find ways to
hack it.
5. SOCIALISERSThey gain the most enjoyment from a game by
interacting with other players, and on some occasions,
computer-controlled characters with personality. The
game is merely a tool they use to meet others in-game
or outside of it.
6. KILLERSThey thrive on competition with
other players, and prefer fighting
them to scripted computer-
controlled opponents. The more
destruction they are able to cause,
the happier they are in the
environment.